Three for the Show

Three for the Show

Infobox Film
name = Three For The Show


writer = Edward Hope
starring = Betty Grable
Jack Lemmon
Gower Champion
Marge Champion
director = H.C. Potter
released = February 24, 1955
runtime = 93 min.
imdb_id = 0048719
language = English

"Three For The Show" is a 1955 musical comedy remake of "Too Many Husbands". It starred beautiful blonde Betty Grable in her last musical, opposite Jack Lemmon, Gower Champion and Marge Champion. Grable was thirty-nine years old when she made this film and still looked as glamorous as ever. But she soon left behind the reputation as "Hollywood's Top Blonde" after Marilyn Monroe took over her crown. The film also features a singing and dancing Jack Lemmon, which was also Lemmon's first colour film, as well as his first musical.

Cast

*Betty Grable "as" Julie Lowndes
*Jack Lemmon "as" Marty Stewart
*Gower Champion "as" Vernon Lowndes
*Marge Champion "as" Gwen Howard
*Myron McCormick "as" Mike Hudson
*Paul Harvey "as" Col. Harold J. Wharton
*Robert Bice "as" Sgt. Charlie O'Hallihan
*Charlotte Lawrence "as" Miss Williams

Plot

Marty Stewart (Jack Lemmon) has been proclaimed dead in the war so his wife Julie (Betty Grable) marries Vernon (Gower Champion). When Marty returns, he fights with Vernon while Gwen Howard (Marge Champion) looks on distressed. Popular songs are featured throughout the movie, including "Down Boy" and "How Come You Do Me (Like You Do)?". In the end, Julie pairs up once again with her original husband, Marty.

oundtrack

*How Come You Do Me (Like You Do)?Performed by Betty Grable

*Down BoyPerformed by Betty Grable and Jack Lemmon

*I've Got A Crush On YouPerformed by Betty Grable

*Someone to Watch Over MePerformed by Betty Grable

Trivia

*The film's working title was "The Pleasure Is All Mine".

*This was Jack Lemmon's first colour film. It was also Lemmon's first musical. He went on to make another two more musicals.

*This was Betty Grable's last musical after Marilyn Monroe became the Top Blonde in Hollywood.

*The dance numbers were choreographed by Grable and Jack Cole.


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